This issue of Prophecy is dedicated to rebellion as a constructive act of imagination and responsibility in a moment of profound uncertainty.

Writing amid accelerating global and regional transformation, the contributors to this volume identify what must be resisted and more importantly what must be built in its place. Together, they confront the forces reshaping Israel, the Jewish people, and the international order – geopolitical realignment, ideological extremism, economic concentration, algorithmic power, environmental breakdown, and the erosion of sovereignty – while offering visions for futures that are more stable, more just, and more humane.

From the Hanukkah story, reinterpreted by Yotam Evyatar as a guide to navigating moments of geopolitical rupture, to proposals for regional integration and civic renewal by Barak Sella, Tom Vizel, and Shraga Stern, the issue frames rebellion as foresight and long-term planning. Einat Wilf articulates a vision of peace rooted in mutual recognition and national construction, while Shiri Fein-Grossman imagines an Israel that secures its future through deep partnership with Africa in a world no longer centered in the West.

Other essays explore how new institutions and norms might emerge in response to today's less visible threats. Sharon Dolev outlines a path toward regional oversight and human security beyond deterrence and fear. Tal Ayalon proposes mechanisms to defend economic sovereignty in an era of opaque foreign capital. Guy Rolnik examines how democratic authority might be restored over digital infrastructures that shape public life. Barak Herscowitz addresses resilience in the information domain, and Lior Zalmanson raises the questions we need to ask about how to find meaning in the age of artificial intelligence -- and the impact of that quest on Israel and the Jewish People -- while Jeremy Benstein, Yonatan Neril, and Yossi Abramowitz each offer frameworks (economic, spiritual, and environmental) for aligning human activity with long-term flourishing.

The issue concludes with visions grounded in Jewish society itself. Rachel Fish reflects on how to move beyond habits of deference shaped by exile, Zion Ozeri reimagines Jewish education as a source of moral confidence, Eden Farber insists on confronting hidden forms of exploitation as a prerequisite for collective health, and editor and publisher Ariel Beery sketches a strategic horizon built on Israel's most enduring resource: human creativity and responsibility.

Prophecy: Issue 2 is an invitation to rebel against despair and to reclaim the capacity to imagine better futures and build the institutions and alliances needed to reach them.

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